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Posted inGovernment & Politics, Squandered Heritage

The news was sometimes buried, but the T-P helped us back on our feet

I saw the headline and thought about the reporters, photographers, editors and staffers at the Times-Picayune and what this means for them. I wondered how they felt reading about their fate in another publication, not their own. Then I began to think about the news we wouldn’t be reading in the refashioned Times-Picayune and what […]

Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

Test scores are strong; Clark has seats to fill; $70G in new grants awarded

Initial results from standardized state tests look good, FirstLine Schools chief executive officer Jay Altman told the board at their May monthly meeting.  Altman said he expects John Dibert Community School to post some of the city’s biggest gains. He said he was pleased that  Langston Hughes Academy maintained the status quo. “I was relieved […]

Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

Board meeting agenda released

The agenda for the New Beginnings May board meeting is reprinted below: New Beginnings Schools Foundation Board Board Meeting Tuesday May 29, 2012 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 2045 Lakeshore Drive CERM Building, Room 438 Agenda Welcome & Opening Remarks (1 minute)                                    Dr. Timothy Ryan, Chairman Call for Quorum & Minutes (2 minutes)                                     Dr. Timothy […]